33 CFR 23.30
§ 23.30 Penalty.
United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective
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- 33 CFR 23.30, § 23.30 Penalty, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/149447
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Full text
Section 933(b) of title 14 U.S.C. reads as follows:
No vessel or aircraft without authority shall carry, hoist or display any ensign, pennant or other identifying insignia prescribed for, or intended to resemble, any ensign, pennant or other identifying insignia prescribed for Coast Guard vessels or aircraft. Every person violating this provision shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.